championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
results; record; grades; marks
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to win and advance to the next round
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
war; battle; match; game; competition
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
the whole school; all the schools
pupil; student; schoolchild
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to raise one's voice; to shout
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
semifinalists; final four (in a tournament)